by Tanja Langer (b. 1962)
Ovartacis innere Stimme: Lieg im Gras
Language: German (Deutsch)
Ovartacis innere Stimme: Lieg im Gras
grün und lang
wanting to fly (könnte ganz dünn und zart sein)
die Halme
Halme
Sch sch (weich, wie der Wind, der durch die Halme streicht)
In das Blaue
Das Blaue mit dem Grünen
Und der Wind
wanting to fly
Hal-me
Him-mel
Hinein
Hinauf
So blau
wanting to fly
wanting to
die
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Text Authorship:
- by Tanja Langer (b. 1962), "Wanting to fly I", subtitle: "Ovartaci liegt auf dem Bett, fixiert, seine »innere Stimme« singt." [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Charlotte Seither (b. 1965), "Wanting to fly", 2016, first performed 2017 [ soprano, violoncello and percussion ], Bärenreiter [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-03-14
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